Container arrived - tick
Sleeping in a bed again - oh yes, tick!
Children have all of their long awaited toys - tick
House feels like a home - tick
Organised - ....mostly, tick!
Damage to our 172 boxes of belongings - tick, unfortunately there was some damage to a piece of Isla's furniture but that was it!
In hindsight I wonder if the wait was a little too much for Finn & Isla as they have been without most of their belongings for 7 months and they were so desperately excited to see everything. The upside is that they are welcoming all of their toys like they have never seen them before and they are all like brand new to them! We bought then some lovely welcome to the new house toys (large farm set for Finn and a huge dolls house for Isla) which we haven't even given to them yet as they are still rediscovering everything else!
Toy time chaos
Yes, I built the track! Finn told me numerous times what a good track it was. New table puts it all at just the right height. Oh, how they have missed their Thomas train track.
Obligatory over sized BBQ. Construction Manager and Chief helper and screw loser.
The finished article which has now been used twice with great success. What's not to like - Andy cooking for the 1st time ever..!
It was a very hot day when he put the barbie together and it took him 4 hours to construct. With a little cajoling it was decided that a dip in the pool to celebrate after was a good idea.
Action shot. It was mighty cold - 21 degrees! Refreshing I say. Well I did from the edge!
Andy decided to use the goggles and hoover the leaves out of the pool at the same time. Very enterprising.
And today we have been here - the famous Blue Mountains. The 3 Sisters. Bloody cold though! After a few hot days at home I decided to wear my oh so lovely summery linen trousers. 13 degrees it was. Slightly warmer in the sun. Chilly!
My very favourite little people. They were very appreciated by some Korean tourists. I thought they said they were from North Korea and they were horrified when they realised. They were very quick to assure me they were from South Korea! Quick read of the Wiki on North Korea and I completely understand why!
Steepest railway in the World. We all went on, queue Indiana Jones music and me panicking a little. Kids loved it.
We all survived and made it to the bottom. Love them.
Super cute, totally cuddly, lovely company, smiley, happy, loud, screaming, sometimes stroppy, flexible, well adjusted & completely gorgeous. x
Nice barbie, you're officially locals now :-)
ReplyDeleteOh yes! Love it. :)
ReplyDeleteso glad your belongings have found you. it makes all the differnce in the world, doesn't it.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly does Kristi. Still revelling in it...!
ReplyDeleteOh gosh - am so late with your news of becoming Aussies!!!! Welcome, welcome, welcome.
ReplyDeleteNice to see the barbie ready for action!
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BB
You look very much at home and settled in now. Too cold for the pool for me, but very brave of hubby!
ReplyDeleteThanks BB - barbie has now seen quite a bit of action! ;)
ReplyDeleteHi Rhubard - very brave indeed - wouldn't catch me in there at 21 degrees!
Hi there, I just have a quick question for you. When I moved to Sydney we knew it was temporary so we didn't bring much with us besides our suitcases and a few boxes that we shipped. On the way back however we've accumulated a bit including some iron lace that we want to take home with us. What company did you use to ship your container of stuff from the UK to Oz? Thanks for any help you can give me.
ReplyDeleteHi Jesica - we used Crown Relocation. They were good and did what they said they were going to do which is always good! Excellent packing stuff used and only a little damage to one piece. All in all, good! Hope that helps. Good luck! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! Hope you're enjoying your time in Sydney! Can't wait for summer to actually get here, this rain is driving me nuts!
ReplyDeleteTell me about it!
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